Substitute battery device
First Claim
1. A substitute battery device for a battery powered apparatus capable of operating using conventional dry cell DC batteries within a battery compartment, said conventional batteries each having a positive polarity at one end and a negative polarity at the other end, said device comprisingat least one dry cell DC battery;
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a device which may be used as a substitute for one or more of a plurality of DC batteries used as a power source. The device includes an electrically conducting elongated structure which is sized such that it forms an electrical contact with a DC battery contained in a battery compartment or a battery compartment. In one embodiment, the elongated structure includes a permanent magnet which is capable of replacing one or more of a plurality of DC batteries used as a power source and of extending the life of the batteries used. In an alternate embodiment, the elongated structure is electrically conducting.
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6 Claims
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1. A substitute battery device for a battery powered apparatus capable of operating using conventional dry cell DC batteries within a battery compartment, said conventional batteries each having a positive polarity at one end and a negative polarity at the other end, said device comprising
at least one dry cell DC battery; - and
a permanent magnet sized and positioned within said battery compartment to form an electrical contact with said at least one dry cell DC battery and with said battery compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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